Heart Failure Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for heart failure with major comorbidities or complications, often involving fluid overload, low ejection fraction, or arrhythmia.
State average
$61,844
gross charge · DRG 291
Hospitals
51
with published pricing
Price range
$7,226 – $123,653
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Seneca District Hospital
Chester, CA
Gross charge $7,226Cash pay $5,781 - 2
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $8,481Cash pay $4,665Medicare pays (avg) $15,867 - 3
Modoc Medical Center
Alturas, CA
Gross charge $11,470 - 4
Glenn Medical Center
Willows, CA
Gross charge $16,218Cash pay $9,731 - 5
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $19,505Cash pay $3,901Medicare pays (avg) $13,669 - 6
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee, CA
Gross charge $27,756 - 7
Fairchild Medical Center
Yreka, CA
Gross charge $29,945 - 8
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Fort Bragg, CA
Gross charge $32,778Cash pay $21,633 - 9
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $33,559 - 10
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $37,092Cash pay $14,000Medicare pays (avg) $13,130 - 11
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Coalinga, CA
Gross charge $41,058Cash pay $24,635 - 12
Adventist Health Reedley
Reedley, CA
Gross charge $41,546Cash pay $7,894 - 13
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley
Tehachapi, CA
Gross charge $44,172Cash pay $11,927 - 14Gross charge $44,443
- 15
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $45,423Cash pay $11,356Medicare pays (avg) $13,059 - 16
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $45,423Cash pay $11,356Medicare pays (avg) $11,181 - 17
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $45,423Cash pay $11,356Medicare pays (avg) $12,877 - 18
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $45,423Cash pay $11,356Medicare pays (avg) $10,928 - 19
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $46,148Cash pay $32,303Medicare pays (avg) $11,879 - 20
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $47,434Cash pay $9,012Medicare pays (avg) $11,917 - 21
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $47,445Cash pay $28,467Medicare pays (avg) $11,334 - 22
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $47,893Cash pay $14,368 - 23
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $48,402Cash pay $9,196Medicare pays (avg) $13,113 - 24
Orchard Hospital
Gridley, CA
Gross charge $50,410Cash pay $30,246 - 25
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $51,418 - 26
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA
Gross charge $54,044Cash pay $28,644 - 27
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Lake Isabella, CA
Gross charge $55,546 - 28
Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital
King City, CA
Gross charge $63,400Cash pay $47,550 - 29
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $67,359Cash pay $13,472Medicare pays (avg) $14,330 - 30
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $68,552Medicare pays (avg) $16,672 - 31
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $69,448Cash pay $7,096Medicare pays (avg) $12,292 - 32
Adventist Health Clear Lake
Clearlake, CA
Gross charge $69,981Cash pay $25,193 - 33
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $70,039Cash pay $10,506Medicare pays (avg) $11,264 - 34
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $73,258Cash pay $51,281Medicare pays (avg) $11,449 - 35
Alameda Hospital
Alameda, CA
Gross charge $73,585Cash pay $36,793Medicare pays (avg) $14,199 - 36
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA
Gross charge $73,585Cash pay $36,793Medicare pays (avg) $22,373 - 37
Barstow Community Hospital
Barstow, CA
Gross charge $79,148Cash pay $47,489Medicare pays (avg) $13,864 - 38
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $81,297Cash pay $17,885Medicare pays (avg) $13,576 - 39
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $88,278Cash pay $15,007Medicare pays (avg) $13,008 - 40
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $89,247Cash pay $66,935Medicare pays (avg) $11,951 - 41
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $89,247Cash pay $66,935Medicare pays (avg) $12,376 - 42
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $89,247Cash pay $66,935Medicare pays (avg) $12,013 - 43
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $89,247Cash pay $66,935Medicare pays (avg) $11,555 - 44
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $100,873Cash pay $24,210Medicare pays (avg) $11,151 - 45
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $101,305Cash pay $103,331Medicare pays (avg) $11,845 - 46
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $104,603Medicare pays (avg) $15,298 - 47
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $108,829Cash pay $70,739Medicare pays (avg) $14,141 - 48Gross charge $111,547Cash pay $7,808Medicare pays (avg) $12,056
- 49
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $118,972Cash pay $21,415Medicare pays (avg) $14,576 - 50
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $123,653Cash pay $18,548Medicare pays (avg) $12,886 - 51
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $123,653Cash pay $18,548Medicare pays (avg) $12,441 - 52
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,647 - 53
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,694 - 54
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,966 - 55
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,621 - 57
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,721 - 58
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,133 - 59
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,388 - 60
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,140 - 61
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,458 - 62
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,695 - 63
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,527 - 64
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,707 - 65
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $31,527Medicare pays (avg) $12,832 - 66
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,997Medicare pays (avg) $13,650 - 67
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,445 - 68
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,853 - 69
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,041 - 70
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,894 - 71
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,757 - 72
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,750 - 73
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,639 - 74
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,672 - 75
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,002 - 76
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,073 - 77
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,283 - 78
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,872 - 79
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,111 - 80
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,936 - 81
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $23,336 - 83
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,871 - 84
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,770 - 85
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,189 - 86
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,025 - 87
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,469 - 88
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,667 - 89
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,950 - 90
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,495 - 91
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,581 - 92
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $18,456Medicare pays (avg) $12,458 - 93
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,154 - 94
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,612 - 95
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,569 - 96
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,576 - 97
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,488 - 98
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,608 - 99
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,556 - 100
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,708 - 101
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,769 - 102
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,356Medicare pays (avg) $12,088 - 103
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,245Medicare pays (avg) $11,114 - 104
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,578 - 105
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,425 - 106
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,741 - 107
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,608Medicare pays (avg) $11,648 - 109
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,837 - 110
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,185 - 111
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,511Medicare pays (avg) $10,901 - 112
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,083 - 113
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,159 - 114
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 115
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,989 - 116
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 117
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 118Gross charge —Cash pay $20,425
- 119
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 120
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,715 - 121
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,598 - 122
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,979 - 123
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,108 - 124
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,263 - 125
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,806 - 126
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,962 - 127
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,938 - 128
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,195 - 129
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,240 - 130
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,364 - 131
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,472 - 132
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,666 - 133
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,319 - 134
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,964 - 135
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,485 - 136
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 137
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,173
California hospitals price heart failure (Medicare DRG 291) anywhere from $7,226 to $123,653 — a $116,427 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Seneca District Hospital in Chester; the most expensive is Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care) in Glendale. The state average sits at $61,844.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists heart failure at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent heart failure admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. California hospitals missing from the list either don't perform heart failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 291 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.